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Stephen French 1558 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1558

Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Death Date: 19 Oct 1606

Death Location: Stream House, Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Father: John French

Mother: Joane None

Spouse(s): Barbara Fowle

Children(s): Mary French, John French, Joane French, Elizabeth French, French None, Emeline French, Hester French

Stephen French was born in 1558 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, the child of John French and Joane. Stephen French married Barbara Fowle, and had children including Mary French, John French, Joane French, Elizabeth French, French, Emeline French, Hester French. Stephen French passed away in 1606 in Stream House, Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Stephen French was born in 1558 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, the child of John French and Joane.
  • Stephen French married Barbara Fowle, and had children including Mary French, John French, Joane French, Elizabeth French, French, Emeline French, Hester French.
  • Stephen French passed away in 1606 in Stream House, Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John French
– 1590
Birth Location: –
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Joane None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Fowle
1559 –
Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Mary French
1580 – 1637
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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John French
1589 – 1631
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
JF
Joane French
1590 – 1640
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth French
Birth Location: –
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French None
Birth Location: –
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Emeline French
Birth Location: –
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Hester French
Birth Location: –
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Stephen French's Ancestors

Self
Stephen French
1558 – 1606
Birth Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Parents
John French
– 1590
Joane
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen French's Descendants

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Stephen French (Abt. 1558 – 19 Oct 1606) m. Barbara Fowle (Abt. 1559 – )
  1. 1. Mary French (Abt. 1580 – Feb 1637) m. John Meers ( – Jun 1641)
    1. 1. John Meers (Aug 1611 – Jan 1692) m. Joane Atchason
      1. 1. John Meeres (Dec 1638 – Abt. 1694) m. Elizabeth Hay
      2. 2. Elizabeth Meers (Aug 1640 – ) m. Thomas Matthewes
      3. 3. Thomas Meers (Nov 1642 – Bef. 1644)
      4. 4. Thomas Meers (Jun 1644 – )
      5. 5. Mary Meers (Mar 1649 – May 1668)
      6. 6. Ann Meres (Jan 1651 – Dec 1696) m. George Elfred
        1. 1. John Elfred (Nov 1690 – Feb 1691)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Elfred (Nov 1691 – Jan 1737)
        3. 3. Ann Elfred (28 May 1693 – Jan 1739) m. Francis Mannoch
      7. 7. William Meers (Jul 1652 – )
    2. 2. William Meares (Oct 1614 – Oct 1623)
    3. 3. Mary Meers (Sep 1616 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth Meers (Sep 1624 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Meers
      1. 1. Mary Meers (Oct 1638 – )
      2. 2. John Meeres (May 1640 – May 1645)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Meers (Feb 1643 – )
      4. 4. John Meers (May 1645 – )
    6. 6. Almon Meers ( – Jun 1642)
    7. 7. Ann Meers ( – 1654)
  2. 2. John French (7 Sep 1589 – 13 Jan 1631) m. Anne Sackville (Sep 1594 – )
    1. 1. Barbara French (May 1621 – )
    2. 2. Stephen French (May 1623 – 23 Jun 1666) m. Susanna Foster (Dec 1618 – 10 Mar 1695)
      1. 1. Anne French (Oct 1645 – 19 Jan 1698) m. Thomas Bromfield ( – 20 Jan 1721)
        1. 1. John Bromfield (Sep 1683 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth French (Abt. 1646 – 10 Sep 1718)
      3. 3. John French (Mar 1649 – ) m. Elizabeth Groome (17 Oct 1662 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth French (Sep 1682 – Apr 1749) m. Isaac Gurre (4 Feb 1678 – 2 Jul 1763)
      4. 4. Mary French (Apr 1651 – 10 Mar 1696)
      5. 5. Charity French (Nov 1655 – Jan 1697) m. Thomas Newdigate
        1. 1. Charitie Newdigate (Nov 1693 – Nov 1693)
      6. 6. Katherine French ( – Apr 1663)
      7. 7. Susan French
    3. 3. John French (Apr 1626 – Sep 1648)
    4. 4. Thomas French (Mar 1628 – ) m. Lucie Willcoke
      1. 1. Samuel French (Sep 1665 – ) m. Mary Baldock
        1. 1. John French (Jan 1693 – )
        2. 2. Mary French (Feb 1696 – May 1774) m. Richard Baseden
        3. 3. Samuel French (Sep 1698 – ) m. Jane Swane
  3. 3. Joane French (Abt. 1590 – Oct 1640) m. Samuell Fuller (1589 – Abt. 1655)
    1. 1. John Fuller (Jul 1617 – May 1679) m. Anne Nutt ( – Nov 1679)
      1. 1. Samuel Fuller (May 1646 – )
      2. 2. Ann Fuller (Apr 1648 – )
      3. 3. Joan Fuller (Feb 1650 – Apr 1670)
      4. 4. John Fuller (May 1652 – Nov 1724) m. Elizabeth Fowle (8 Aug 1660 – )
        1. 1. John Fuller (1680 – 4 Aug 1745) m. Elizabeth Rose
        2. 2. Thomas Fuller (Feb 1685 – )
      5. 5. Thomas Fuller (Apr 1655 – )
      6. 6. Stephen Fuller (Mar 1657 – )
    2. 2. Barbara Fuller (Apr 1622 – )
    3. 3. Mary Fuller (May 1624 – )
    4. 4. French Fuller (Jan 1626 – Oct 1657)
    5. 5. Thomas Fuller (Dec 1627 – )
    6. 6. Steven Fuller (Dec 1629 – )
    7. 7. William Fuller (Jan 1632 – )
    8. 8. Edmund Fuller (Apr 1634 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Fuller (May 1636 – Jun 1640)
  4. 4. Elizabeth French m. Richard Glover
  5. 5. French m. Edward Nicholas
  6. 6. Emeline French m. Thomas Maier
  7. 7. Hester French m. John Shurley

Stephen French's Timeline

3 Records

1558
Abt. 1558
Birth of Stephen French in Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
1605
24 Oct 1605
Age 47
Stephen French - Will
None
1606
19 Oct 1606
Age 48
Death of Stephen French in Stream House, Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Stream House, Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1558
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1605
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1606
    Event Place: Stream House, Chiddingly, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 109
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